Ellendale vs Frankford

A side-by-side comparison of Ellendale and Frankford: population, income, housing, and more.

Ellendale and Frankford are places in Delaware. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Frankford has the higher population (883 vs 675 in Ellendale). Frankford has the higher median household income ($74,583 vs $66,875 in Ellendale). Frankford has the higher median home value ($277,800 vs $223,700 in Ellendale).

Population, income & housing

	Ellendale	Frankford
Population	675	883
Median age	15.6 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$66,875	$74,583
Median home value	$223,700	$277,800
Median gross rent	$1,272	$1,273
Housing units	181	288
Homeownership rate	80.8%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellendale	Frankford
Population	552 → 675 (+22.3%)	867 → 883 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$49,688 → $66,875 (+34.6%)	$42,875 → $74,583 (+74.0%)
Median home value	$152,900 → $223,700 (+46.3%)	$169,100 → $277,800 (+64.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,085 → $1,272 (+17.2%)	$1,206 → $1,273 (+5.6%)

Ellendale

Population

552675

Median household income

$49,688$66,875

Median home value

$152,900$223,700

Median gross rent

$1,085$1,272

Frankford

Population

867883

Median household income

$42,875$74,583

Median home value

$169,100$277,800

Median gross rent

$1,206$1,273

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellendale	Frankford
Under 5	28.3%	11.7%
5 to 17	25.6%	18.0%
18 to 24	3.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	14.2%	12.0%
35 to 44	7.9%	14.8%
45 to 54	5.9%	16.3%
55 to 64	7.3%	7.1%
65 to 74	6.2%	4.9%
75 and over	1.3%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellendale	Frankford
White (non-Hispanic)	36.3%	18.1%
Black or African American	19.3%	30.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	38.8%	48.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellendale	Frankford
No high school diploma	23.9%	32.3%
High school graduate	36.0%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	14.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellendale	Frankford
Drove alone	86.9%	69.6%
Carpooled	5.0%	23.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.0%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellendale	Frankford
1-unit, detached	87.3%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.1%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ellendale	Frankford
Poverty rate	16.3%	5.1%
Average household size	3.92	3.70
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	2002	1976